Wangnan Li is a Professor, doctoral supervisor, and a high‑level talent of Hubei Province. He serves as a Youth Editorial Board Member of the journal EcoEnergy. His research has long been dedicated to perovskite thin‑film photovoltaic technologies and the development of key materials for flexible and semitransparent perovskite photovoltaic devices.
As the principal investigator, he has led over 10 provincial and ministerial‑level vertical projects, including projects for the Central Committee for Military‑Civilian Integration, sub‑projects under the National Key Research and Development Program, and key research and development programs of Hubei Province, in addition to multiple industry collaboration projects.
He has published over 60 SCI‑indexed papers and has been granted eight invention patents (including two international patents) as the primary inventor. He has received several honors, including the second prize in the Hubei Province “Workers’ Cup” Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition (Education, Science, Culture, Health, and Sports Sector), the Xiangyang “May 1st Labor Medal,” the title of “Top Ten Innovative Dream Chasers,” and the first prize for scientific and technological progress in Xiangyang.